Recent content by Marc Hampton

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    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) -- in 4k UHD

    This will be my first 4K purchase. i love this film (especially the score). I find it to be pretty unsettling ... and certainly not the minor bit of 50s fluff others have labeled it. Im so excited to see it has finally gotten a worthy presentation.
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    Press Release Warner Archive Collection Announcement: The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (Blu-ray)

    I'll pick this up for the beautiful B&W...for the insane Rococo/Streamline/Deco/stuff-the-entire-screen-with-orchids-and-sequins school of production design...and for everything that comes before the Intermission card. (I can live without the momentum-free 2nd half of this film). This Blu was...
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    Warner Archive Announcements Thread

    Dance Fools Dance was on laserdisc in the "Crawford and Gable" boxed set. As I recall it looked only marginally better than the VHS. I'll plunk down cash to see pretty much ANY 1930s film transferred from the OCN, especially pre code. Count me in for this one.
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    Warner Archive Announcements Thread

    Agreed. Speaking of generational shifts...I have younger friends who just cannot make it through a studio-era film... and not because of them being B&W or "boring"....it's the passive woman/macho man dynamic of many of them sends them running for the exit. And racial elements? Forget it...
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    Press Release Warner Archive Collection Announcement: Saratoga (1937) (Blu-ray)

    I doubt Saratoga is anyone's favorite movie (it's a somewhat morbid film to watch when you know the back story)... but as with so many other recent Warner Archive releases... the insanely beautiful presentation REALLY uplifts films that I used to wave off as routine and forgettable. (they've...
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    Press Release Warner Archive Collection Announcement: Christopher Strong (1933) (Blu-ray)

    A definite purchase for me, if only to see that glitter dress in HD. I had the privilege of seeing this in 35mm years ago....it's a very handsome film.
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    Pre-Order Repeat Performance (1947) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    This movie is wild. Has been very high on my "holy grail Blu ray" list. I saw this years ago and I couldn't quite believe it was the goody-goody Joan Leslie of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and endless other Warner Bros ingenue roles. I highly recommend this to B-noir fans hungry for an...
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    Kino-Lorber Insider Announcement Thread (Read Guidelines Post #3)

    The Raging Tide at last 💪. Tho not top tier noir... Conte and Winters are great in it, and it has been very hard to find. Have been very happy with the quality of these Kino noir sets.
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    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about…™ Mary Stevens, M.D. – in Blu-ray

    I was pretty blown away by the picture quality of this one ... and by that certain plot twist 3/4 in ! I'd love to see Busby Berkeley's Gold Diggers of 1933 ...and the wild pre-code Wonder Bar (also with Kay Francis) in an extraordinary presentation like this.
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    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Naked Spur – in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

    Blind purchase for me. Have heard so many good things about this film over the years... excited to finally watch it. Tho to be honest ....Technicolor Anything from Warner Archive ... I'll likely buy it no matter what the film is. (is Technicolor addiction a thing?)
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    Pre-Order Mary Stevens, M.D. (Warner Archive) (1933) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    nice surprise. i'm always happy to get more Warner's pre-code on blu.
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    Pre-Order It's A Gift (1934) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    I stand behind my belief that blind Mr Merkle swinging his cane around and busting through the glass door of W C Fields' store is the funniest thing Ive ever seen in my life. ("ya got that door closed again!...") Very excited to get this.
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    Pre-Order The Woody Allen Collection (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    Bullets Over Broadway at last! i'll probably wait for reviews before ordering this ... this company has only released a handful of films on blu and i've never heard of any of them.
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    Pre-Order The Window (Warner Archive) (1949) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    yes please. bring on all the B noirs. this made my day.
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    Press Release Criterion Press Release: Citizen Kane (1941) (4k UHD) (Blu-ray)

    I'm into the "K". I think you could show that K to any film buff and they would immediately know what film that font is for.
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